Week 13, 2023

played in Houston, TX

65 degrees, fair, 8 mph wind

Denver Broncos	14	7	14	0	-	35
Houston Texans	0	10	0	7	-	17

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:46 DEN - Ruben Vanderclute 23 pass from Brock Osweiler (Bert Herndon extra point)
1Q: 02:53 DEN - Demaryius Thomas 30 pass from Brock Osweiler (Bert Herndon extra point)
2Q: 12:25 DEN - Tanner Richard 26 pass from Brock Osweiler (Bert Herndon extra point)
2Q: 11:36 HOU - Courtney Klosterman 66 run (Preston Kaplan extra point)
2Q: 08:11 HOU - Preston Kaplan 36 field goal
3Q: 11:19 DEN - John Heidorn 4 run (Bert Herndon extra point)
3Q: 06:14 DEN - Tanner Richard 8 pass from Brock Osweiler (Bert Herndon extra point)
4Q: 05:39 HOU - DeAndre Hopkins 8 pass from Andy Dalton (Preston Kaplan extra point)

Scoring Summary
1Q: 09:46 DEN - Ruben Vanderclute 23 pass from Brock Osweiler (Bert Herndon extra point)
1Q: 02:53 DEN - Demaryius Thomas 30 pass from Brock Osweiler (Bert Herndon extra point)
2Q: 12:25 DEN - Tanner Richard 26 pass from Brock Osweiler (Bert Herndon extra point)
2Q: 11:36 HOU - Courtney Klosterman 66 run (Preston Kaplan extra point)
2Q: 08:11 HOU - Preston Kaplan 36 field goal
3Q: 11:19 DEN - John Heidorn 4 run (Bert Herndon extra point)
3Q: 06:14 DEN - Tanner Richard 8 pass from Brock Osweiler (Bert Herndon extra point)
4Q: 05:39 HOU - DeAndre Hopkins 8 pass from Andy Dalton (Preston Kaplan extra point)

Team Statistics DEN HOU
Record 8-4 6-6
First Downs 22 22
- by Rushing 6 6
- by Passing 14 13
- by Penalty 2 3
Total Net Yards 434 373
- Offensive Plays 70 67
- Yards per Play 6.20 5.57
Net Rushing Yards 120 143
- Rushing Attempts 34 21
- Yards per Rush 3.53 6.81
Net Passing Yards 314 230
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt 35 - 25 - 0 42 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards 321 262
- Sacks/Yards Lost 1/7 4/32
- Yards per Pass Play 8.72 5.00
Fumbles/Lost 0/0 1/1
3rd Down Conversions 6/14 4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down 7.8 12.2
4th Down Conversions 0/0 0/1
Penalties/Yards 6/50 5/35
Punt Returns/Yards 1/3 3/68
Kick Returns/Yards 2/46 4/88
Interception Ret./Yards 0/0 0/0
2pt Conversions 0/0 0/0
Red Zone Visits 2 3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs 2/0 1/1
Avg. Drive Start OWN 26 OWN 30
Time of Possession 34:51 25:09

Team Statistics	DEN	HOU
Record	8-4	6-6
First Downs	22	22
- by Rushing	6	6
- by Passing	14	13
- by Penalty	2	3
Total Net Yards	434	373
- Offensive Plays	70	67
- Yards per Play	6.20	5.57
Net Rushing Yards	120	143
- Rushing Attempts	34	21
- Yards per Rush	3.53	6.81
Net Passing Yards	314	230
- Att./Comp./Intrcpt	35 - 25 - 0	42 - 21 - 0
- Gross Passing Yards	321	262
- Sacks/Yards Lost	1/7	4/32
- Yards per Pass Play	8.72	5.00
Fumbles/Lost	0/0	1/1
3rd Down Conversions	6/14	4/14
- Avg. YtG on 3rd Down	7.8	12.2
4th Down Conversions	0/0	0/1
Penalties/Yards	6/50	5/35
Punt Returns/Yards	1/3	3/68
Kick Returns/Yards	2/46	4/88
Interception Ret./Yards	0/0	0/0
2pt Conversions	0/0	0/0
Red Zone Visits	2	3
- Red Zone TDs/FGs	2/0	1/1
Avg. Drive Start	OWN 26	OWN 30
Time of Possession	34:51	25:09

Drive Charts

Denver Broncos
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	12:34	2:59	OWN 33	7	67	Touchdown
1	7:27	4:48	OWN 20	12	80	Touchdown
1	0:03	2:48	OWN 20	8	80	Touchdown
2	11:15	1:23	OWN 25	3	7	Punt
2	8:04	2:37	OWN 21	5	30	Punt
2	0:28	0:28	OWN 2	1	6	Half
3	15:00	3:50	OWN 41	9	59	Touchdown
3	10:20	4:17	OWN 36	7	64	Touchdown
3	4:16	1:23	OWN 10	3	-6	Punt
3	1:52	1:47	OWN 20	3	4	Punt
4	14:13	1:49	OWN 16	5	28	Punt
4	11:35	2:04	OPP 47	3	-2	Punt
4	5:31	2:29	OWN 25	3	6	Punt
4	2:08	0:40	50	3	1	Punt

Houston Texans
Quar	Began	Poss	From	Plays	Yards	Result
1	15:00	2:26	OWN 23	3	4	Punt
1	9:35	2:08	OWN 25	5	39	Punt
1	2:39	2:36	OWN 32	5	21	Punt
2	12:15	1:00	OWN 29	1	71	Touchdown
2	9:52	1:48	OPP 34	4	15	Field Goal
2	5:27	4:59	OWN 4	12	49	Punt
3	11:10	0:50	OWN 25	3	0	Punt
3	6:03	1:47	OWN 24	4	66	Fumble
3	2:53	1:01	OPP 39	3	-12	Punt
3	0:05	0:52	OWN 43	3	-2	Punt
4	12:24	0:49	OWN 13	3	3	Punt
4	9:31	4:00	OWN 22	9	78	Touchdown
4	3:02	0:54	OWN 42	6	8	Downs
4	1:28	1:28	OWN 11	6	38	Game

Game MVP: Brock Osweiler, Denver Broncos

Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Braxton Anglewicz	19	71	3.74	20	2	0
RB John Heidorn	13	39	3.00	14	2	1
WR Demaryius Thomas	1	-1	-1.00	-1	0	0
QB Brock Osweiler	1	11	11.00	11	1	0

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	LG	10+	TD
RB Courtney Klosterman	10	81	8.10	66	2	1
RB Garrett Vance	7	37	5.29	11	3	0
QB Andy Dalton	2	19	9.50	11	1	0
WR Don White	2	6	3.00	3	0	0

Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Brock Osweiler	35	25	321	1/7	4	30	0	137.9

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Sk/Yd	TD	LG	Int	Rate
Andy Dalton	42	21	262	4/32	1	52	0	77.6

Receiving Statistics

Denver	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Demaryius Thomas	5	8	91	18.20	21	30	1
TE Ruben Vanderclute	5	6	60	12.00	31	23	1
RB John Heidorn	3	5	38	12.67	19	30	0
TE Tanner Richard	3	4	46	15.33	19	26	2
TE Teddy Scheckton	3	3	49	16.33	22	27	0
RB Barry Cooper	2	3	14	7.00	8	8	0
WR Amari McAdams	2	3	15	7.50	0	9	0
RB Braxton Anglewicz	1	2	1	1.00	0	1	0
WR Kai Barnes	1	1	7	7.00	0	7	0

Houston	Catch	Targ	Yards	Avg	YAC	LG	TD
WR Rod Barlow	8	14	94	11.75	37	18	0
WR Gary Burgess	6	11	105	17.50	29	52	0
WR Don White	3	7	24	8.00	3	12	0
FB Cedric Nyland	2	3	1	0.50	0	3	0
TE Tyler Eifert	1	3	30	30.00	8	30	0
WR DeAndre Hopkins	1	1	8	8.00	0	8	1
RB Courtney Klosterman	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
RB Garrett Vance	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0
TE Cary Williams	0	1	0	0.00	0	0	0

Interception Statistics

Denver	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Houston	Ints	Yards	Avg	TD

Fumble Statistics

Denver	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
CB Colby Hester	0	1	0	0
OLB Nate Scrafford	0	0	1	0

Houston	Fumb	Recov	Force	TD
RB Garrett Vance	1	0	0	0

Punting Statistics

Denver	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Kris Maxwell	8	318	39.8	31.3	51	5

Houston	Punt	Yards	Avg	Net	LG	In20
Roderick Bownes	8	335	41.9	34.0	51	2

Kicking Statistics

Denver	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Bert Herndon	0/0	0/0	0/0	0	5/5

Houston	FGs	40+Yd	50+Yd	LG	PAT
Preston Kaplan	1/1	0/0	0/0	36	2/2

Punt Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Bradley Roby	1	3	3.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rod Barlow	3	68	22.7	0

Kick Return Statistics

Denver	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Amari McAdams	2	46	23.0	0

Houston	Ret	Yards	Avg	TD
Rod Barlow	4	88	22.0	0

Defensive Statistics

Denver	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
CB Chris Harris	6	3	0.0	21	46
ILB Gustavo Unruh	6	0	0.0	21	38
S Alex Morton	5	2	0.0	20	39
ILB Ernie Borders	4	1	0.0	12	21
S Troy Gallery	4	0	0.0	10	31
DE Percy Hoffman	3	0	2.0	20	44
OLB Tyler Wynn	3	1	1.0	19	36
OLB Nate Scrafford	3	1	0.0	21	46
DE Micah Girard	2	1	1.0	18	24
S Ray Brian	2	1	0.0	14	21
S Levi Marsh	2	0	0.0	1	16
CB Bradley Roby	1	2	0.0	2	16
DT Derek McIntyre	1	1	0.0	14	27
DT Phil Sigler	1	0	0.0	8	31
CB Colby Hester	1	0	0.0	18	27

Houston	Tack	Asst	Sack	RPlay	PPlay
OLB Luke Kuechly	8	4	0.0	34	36
OLB Deron Collette	7	1	0.0	34	34
S Xavier Rhodes	7	0	0.0	32	28
CB Roberto Glaros	5	0	0.0	34	35
CB Drake Richard	4	1	0.0	30	27
OLB Jesse Barnes	4	0	0.0	20	23
DT Matthew Griffin	3	0	0.5	17	22
CB Lester Reese	3	1	0.0	11	12
DE Ike Baumgardner	2	1	0.5	29	28
DE Gavin Heekin	2	3	0.0	31	27
DT Noah Garrison	2	1	0.0	29	21
CB Jimmy Burnett	2	0	0.0	7	15
S Elias Campbell	2	0	0.0	34	33
DE Alexander Boyer	1	1	0.0	10	20
DE Edward Hadavi	1	0	0.0	19	20
S Cody Fields	0	1	0.0	2	6

Pass Rush Statistics

Denver	Sack	Block	Hurry	Knock	PPlay
DE Percy Hoffman	2.0	0	2	2	44
OLB Tyler Wynn	1.0	0	1	1	36
DE Micah Girard	1.0	0	0	0	24
OLB Nate Scrafford	0.0	1	0	1	46
DT Derek McIntyre	0.0	0	1	0	27
ILB Ernie Borders	0.0	0	1	0	21
S Alex Morton	0.0	0	1	0	39

Houston	Sack	Block	Hurry	PPlay
DT Matthew Griffin	0.5	0	1	22
DE Ike Baumgardner	0.5	0	0	28
OLB Luke Kuechly	0.0	1	0	36
DE Gavin Heekin	0.0	0	1	27
OLB Deron Collette	0.0	0	1	34
DT Noah Garrison	0.0	0	1	21

Pass Defense Statistics

Denver	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
ILB Gustavo Unruh	4	0	38
S Alex Morton	3	2	39
S Troy Gallery	3	1	31
S Levi Marsh	2	1	16
CB Chris Harris	2	0	46
S Ray Brian	2	0	21
CB Bradley Roby	1	0	16
ILB Ernie Borders	1	0	21
DE Percy Hoffman	1	0	44
OLB Nate Scrafford	1	0	46
CB Colby Hester	1	0	27

Houston	Caught	Defnsd	PPlay
OLB Deron Collette	5	1	34
S Xavier Rhodes	4	0	28
OLB Luke Kuechly	3	0	36
CB Lester Reese	3	0	12
CB Drake Richard	3	0	27
S Elias Campbell	2	0	33
OLB Jesse Barnes	2	0	23
CB Roberto Glaros	2	0	35
CB Jimmy Burnett	1	1	15

Blocking Statistics

Denver	KeyBl	BlOpp	Panc	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Matt Paradis	4	8	1	34	0	36
G Norbert Melsha	3	9	0	34	0	36
G Mack Cheshier	2	6	0	34	0	36
TE Tanner Richard	1	1	0	13	0	14
T Tim Gunn	0	5	0	34	0	36
T Mitchell Schwartz	0	3	0	34	1	36
TE Ruben Vanderclute	0	1	0	32	0	34

Houston	KeyBl	BlOpp	RPly	SckA	PPly
C Steven Kirk	2	2	21	1	46
T C.J. Riemersma	1	9	21	1	46
G Kaleb Bidwell	1	3	17	1	42
T Lewis Turnbull	1	3	21	1	46
G Tristan Liening	1	1	21	0	46
FB Cedric Nyland	0	1	8	0	12

Special Teams Tackles

Denver	Tackles	STPlays
Teddy Scheckton	2	24
Demaryius Thomas	2	19
Barry Cooper	1	25
Chris Harris	1	19
Levi Marsh	1	18

Houston	Tackles	STPlays
A.J. Green	1	27
Markus Golden	1	25
Gary Burgess	1	10

Participation

Denver	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
CB Chris Harris	---	---	21	46	19	86
WR Demaryius Thomas	32	32	---	---	19	83
T Mitchell Schwartz	34	36	---	---	8	78
G Mack Cheshier	34	36	---	---	8	78
G Norbert Melsha	34	36	---	---	8	78
T Tim Gunn	34	36	---	---	8	78
OLB Nate Scrafford	---	---	21	46	10	77
S Alex Morton	---	---	20	39	15	74
DE Percy Hoffman	---	---	20	44	9	73
QB Brock Osweiler	34	36	---	---	---	70
C Matt Paradis	34	36	---	---	---	70
TE Ruben Vanderclute	32	34	---	---	2	68
ILB Gustavo Unruh	---	---	21	38	1	60
OLB Tyler Wynn	---	---	19	36	1	56
RB Braxton Anglewicz	20	23	---	---	11	54
WR Amari McAdams	17	19	---	---	17	53
RB Barry Cooper	11	14	---	---	25	50
WR Kai Barnes	25	24	---	---	---	49
CB Colby Hester	---	---	18	27	1	46
CB Marquis Kenner	---	---	9	23	12	44
DE Micah Girard	---	---	18	24	1	43
DT Derek McIntyre	---	---	14	27	1	42
S Troy Gallery	---	---	10	31	---	41
DT Phil Sigler	---	---	8	31	---	39
S Ray Brian	---	---	14	21	1	36
S Levi Marsh	---	---	1	16	18	35
ILB Ernie Borders	---	---	12	21	1	34
TE Teddy Scheckton	3	5	---	---	24	32
TE Tanner Richard	13	14	---	---	---	27
CB Bradley Roby	---	---	2	16	8	26
RB John Heidorn	14	12	---	---	---	26
OLB Carl Clodfelter	---	---	0	0	25	25
DE Deion Edwards	---	---	3	20	---	23
WR Harvey Janikowksi	3	3	---	---	10	16
ILB Brandon Marshall	---	---	0	0	12	12
C Brenden Kournikova	0	0	---	---	8	8
P Kris Maxwell	0	0	---	---	8	8
K Bert Herndon	0	0	---	---	6	6
C Andy Gallik	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Donald Raynor	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Dwayne Paukschus	0	0	---	---	---	0
ILB Rufus Hernandez	---	---	0	0	---	0
WR Alonzo Ferderer	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Cory Matunda	0	0	---	---	---	0
T Terrell Pina	0	0	---	---	---	0
G Andrew Haynesworth	0	0	---	---	---	0

Houston	RPlyOff	PPlyOff	RPlyDef	PPlyDef	STPly	Total Plays
TE Cary Williams	21	42	---	---	27	90
OLB Luke Kuechly	---	---	34	36	13	83
WR Rod Barlow	19	46	---	---	18	83
OLB Deron Collette	---	---	34	34	14	82
CB Roberto Glaros	---	---	34	35	8	77
G Tristan Liening	21	46	---	---	9	76
T Lewis Turnbull	21	46	---	---	9	76
T C.J. Riemersma	21	46	---	---	9	76
CB Drake Richard	---	---	30	27	18	75
WR Gary Burgess	16	42	---	---	10	68
QB Andy Dalton	21	46	---	---	---	67
S Elias Campbell	---	---	34	33	---	67
C Steven Kirk	21	46	---	---	---	67
DE Ike Baumgardner	---	---	29	28	8	65
S Xavier Rhodes	---	---	32	28	1	61
G Kaleb Bidwell	17	42	---	---	---	59
DE Gavin Heekin	---	---	31	27	---	58
DT Noah Garrison	---	---	29	21	---	50
OLB Jesse Barnes	---	---	20	23	---	43
DE Edward Hadavi	---	---	19	20	---	39
DT Matthew Griffin	---	---	17	22	---	39
WR Don White	9	23	---	---	6	38
WR DeAndre Hopkins	2	8	---	---	27	37
RB Garrett Vance	8	26	---	---	---	34
RB Courtney Klosterman	13	20	---	---	---	33
DE Alexander Boyer	---	---	10	20	---	30
OLB Markus Golden	---	---	0	3	25	28
WR A.J. Green	0	0	---	---	27	27
FB Cedric Nyland	8	12	---	---	5	25
S Cody Fields	---	---	2	6	17	25
TE Tyler Eifert	6	11	---	---	6	23
CB Lester Reese	---	---	11	12	---	23
CB Jimmy Burnett	---	---	7	15	---	22
DE Gustavo Vanderpool	---	---	1	4	8	13
T Alexis Pettway	4	4	---	---	2	10
P Roderick Bownes	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Lenny Fogg	0	0	---	---	9	9
C Nick Compton	0	0	---	---	7	7
K Preston Kaplan	0	0	---	---	5	5
TE Donald Moss	3	0	---	---	---	3
ILB Akeem Dent	---	---	0	2	---	2
RB Tevin Coleman	0	0	---	---	---	0
C Chuck Farrell	0	0	---	---	---	0
QB Riley Grinnell	0	0	---	---	---	0
OLB Derek Salari	---	---	0	0	---	0
OLB Edgar Stecker	---	---	0	0	---	0

Directional Rushing Statistics

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	3	-4	-1.3
Middle	23	90	3.9
Right	8	34	4.3
None	0	0	0.0

Distance	Att	Yards	Avg
Left	8	34	4.3
Middle	9	93	10.3
Right	4	16	4.0
None	0	0	0.0

Detailed Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Brock Osweiler	35	25	5	1	2	2	4	0	0

Houston	Att	Cmp	20+	BdTh	Drop	Dfns	Hurr	Knck	Intc
Andy Dalton	42	21	2	3	7	4	6	4	0

Directional Passing Statistics

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	8	6	60	7.5
Short (0-8 Yds)	17	11	130	7.6
Medium (9-18 Yds)	8	6	85	10.6
Long (19+ Yds)	2	2	46	23.0

Distance	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg
Screen	10	6	42	4.2
Short (0-8 Yds)	12	6	47	3.9
Medium (9-18 Yds)	15	7	91	6.1
Long (19+ Yds)	5	2	82	16.4

Detailed Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Demaryius Thomas	8	5	1	91	1	32
TE Ruben Vanderclute	6	5	0	60	1	34
RB John Heidorn	5	3	1	38	1	12
TE Tanner Richard	4	3	0	46	1	14
RB Barry Cooper	3	2	0	14	0	14
WR Amari McAdams	3	2	0	15	0	19
TE Teddy Scheckton	3	3	0	49	1	5
RB Braxton Anglewicz	2	1	0	1	0	23
WR Kai Barnes	1	1	0	7	0	24

Houston	Targt	Caugt	Dropd	Yards	20+	PPlay
WR Rod Barlow	14	8	1	94	0	46
WR Gary Burgess	11	6	0	105	1	42
WR Don White	7	3	2	24	0	23
TE Tyler Eifert	3	1	1	30	1	11
FB Cedric Nyland	3	2	1	1	0	12
WR DeAndre Hopkins	1	1	0	8	0	8
RB Courtney Klosterman	1	0	1	0	0	20
RB Garrett Vance	1	0	1	0	0	26
TE Cary Williams	1	0	0	0	0	42

Red-Zone Rushing Statistics

Denver	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB John Heidorn	1	4	4.00	3.00

Houston	Att	Yards	Avg	Overall Avg
RB Courtney Klosterman	1	0	0.00	8.10
RB Garrett Vance	1	0	0.00	5.29

Red-Zone Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Brock Osweiler	2	2	9	4.50	9.17

Houston	Att	Comp	Yards	Avg/Att	Overall Avg
Andy Dalton	6	4	14	2.33	6.24

Red-Zone Receiving Statistics

Denver	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
RB John Heidorn	1	1	1	1.00	7.60
TE Tanner Richard	1	1	8	8.00	11.50

Houston	Target	Catch	Yards	Avg/Targ	Overall Avg
WR Rod Barlow	3	2	7	2.33	6.71
WR DeAndre Hopkins	1	1	8	8.00	8.00
RB Garrett Vance	1	0	0	0.00	0.00
WR Gary Burgess	1	1	-1	-1.00	9.55

Third Down Rushing Statistics

Denver	Rushes	Conversions
RB Braxton Anglewicz	4	1

Houston	Rushes	Conversions
QB Andy Dalton	1	0

Third Down Passing Statistics

Denver	Att	Comp	Conversions
Brock Osweiler	10	6	5

Houston	Att	Comp	Conversions
Andy Dalton	12	4	4

Third Down Receiving Statistics

Denver	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Demaryius Thomas	4	3	3
TE Ruben Vanderclute	2	2	1
RB Braxton Anglewicz	1	0	0
RB Barry Cooper	1	1	1
WR Amari McAdams	1	0	0
TE Tanner Richard	1	0	0

Houston	Targ	Catch	Conversions
WR Rod Barlow	4	1	1
WR Gary Burgess	3	1	1
TE Tyler Eifert	1	1	1
WR DeAndre Hopkins	1	1	1
RB Garrett Vance	1	0	0
TE Cary Williams	1	0	0
WR Don White	1	0	0

Section Attendance
Stadium 55,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck 10,700 (21,400)
End Zone 12,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine 8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats 13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats 7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes 3,300 (3,300)

Section	Attendance
Stadium	55,900 (70,000 capacity)
Upper Deck	10,700 (21,400)
End Zone	12,000 (15,400)
Mezzanine	8,900 (8,900)
Sideline Seats	13,600 (13,600)
Club Seats	7,400 (7,400)
Luxury Boxes	3,300 (3,300)